A creative take on realism, which is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements.
This mural was painted in 2015 by Dutch artist Eelco van den Berg on Edith Cavell School for Festival Inspire. This non-profit festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com. 270 students from Edith Cavell collaborated with the artist on this…
Aaron Glasson painted this mural in 2015 for Festival Inspire in collaboration with Celeste Byers. The Moncton-based festival aims to establish murals in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found at www.festivalinspire.com. Glasson’s mural imagines a reality where extraterrestrial visitors experience Moncton for the first time, interacting with…
The woman on the mural represents Mother Nature, she has
huge wings behind her back made out of plants, and she talks to the birds sitting on her hands. She is surrounded by golden sunlight and it looks like she is almost glowing.
Located at the corner of Orange Lane and Main Street, this mural was painted by Pat Joy for Festival Inspire in 2020. The festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found at www.festivalinspire.com. Joy’s work, including tattoos, can be found at @patjoytattoo.
sbu one painted this mural inspired by his friends’ bearded dragon, Remy.
Located at the Hilton Canvas hotel, this mural was painted in 2022 by Dutch artist Eelco van den Berg for Festival Inspire. This non-profit festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com More of Eelco van den Berg’s murals can be…
Multi-disciplinary artist and musician Lysanne Lombard painted this mural in 2018 for Festival Inspire, a non-profit street arts festival based in Moncton, NB. The festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com More of Lombard’s artwork can be found on Instagram:…
Mary Konstnar painted this underwater and marsh scene for the 2022 Halifax Mural Festival. She’s a graphic designer, children’s book illustrator and painter.
Mural is painted to look like a frontier times Main Street featuring the Hougen’s Store that extends down the alley.
This was one of the first of Whitehorse’s murals.
A colourful and vibrant Yukon landscape mural that is very demonstrative of the artist, Emma Barr’s style. The mural features a river coming down from mountian glaciers and running through a colourful boreal forest full of evergreen and deciduous trees and fireweed flowers.
This piece celebrates the hope for peace among all nations, races and religions. Symbols of peace from various cultures are featured, including: doves, flowers, an olive branch, pomegranates, and hummingbirds.
Because East Africa is indeed a culturally diverse region, Sisay celebrates both similarities and differences in his mural. Born in Ethiopia, Sisay also shows cultural elements from Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Kenya.
![Photo of a mural featuring a woman’s parti]al face looking to the right with decorative eye makeup. The background is a splash of reds pinks and oranges, remniscient of a makeup palette. At the left is written “Valentino Beauty” with their logo.](https://muralroutes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4CD04F4E-7E1A-4608-9CEC-7D929B145D0B-768x576.jpeg)
Mural painted for the Valentino Beauty influencer takeover event led by live painter Jessica Gorlicky and assisted by the makeup influencers attending the event.
Mural on the side of Pure Barre at 737 Queen St. W, completed in 2022. Artist unknown.
A small mural that shows a horse-drawn Royal No.1 Mail sleigh that was part of the White Pass & Yukon in front of the Regina Hotel. This site was the location of the original Regina Hotel from the early Gold Rush days.
The mural shows the legend of how Whitehorse got it’s name from the rapids of the Yukon river through Miles Canyon where the frothing white cap waves were said to look like the manes of white horses.
A large mural featuring pioneers coming to the Yukon. It shows elements that include a covered raft on the Yukon River, an old cabin, ascending a snowy path with a sled and a mountain and forest landscape.
Mural of a can-can dancer with the the name Lady Lydia pained along the bottom.
This mural was painted in 2023 by Reno. Reno is a muralist based in New Brunswick with murals all over. More of their work can be found on Instagram: @re3noh Located at “The Hub” at 1580 Grafton Street, this mural was created for the Halifax Mural Festival. Funding was provided by the Gritty to Pretty…
Featuring a European castle, this mural is on the western side of The Deli at 203 Hanson Street.
Mural that depicts elements of Icelandic culture. To the left there are Viking ships, seamen, Icelandic workers, and a group of ponies.
This was one of three murals of West End Biz’s ENERGIZE Mural Project, which was a live mural painting event along Sargent Avenue. This mural draws inspiration from Alice in Wonderland and includes a large dormouse, a mad hatter that controls a rather small mouse trap, and a shocked Cheshire cat.
This 100 x 40ft mural is painted on the Historic Hudson’s Bay building on Stephen ave. and 1st St SW in Calgary AB. The composition is centered around the avenue’s namesake Baron George Stephen who is surrounded by symbols celebrating the buildings history and his importance to Canadians today.
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